Role played by social factors and privacy concerns in autonomous vehicle adoption

Ljubi, Klara; Groznik, Aleš

doi:10.1016/j.tranpol.2022.12.013

Cited by 20 publications

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“…Data privacy: Consistent with the outcome of the study from [26,65], data privacy and cyber security are the two most concerning survey items in this study, especially the statement, "Automated cars would not collect too much information about your personal data". These two concerns (with mean score of 2.84 and 2.98) still remained at the same low agreement level since 2017 [17].…”

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confidence: 71%

Exploring the association between socio‐demographic factors and public acceptance towards fully automated vehicles: Insights from a survey in Australia

Chen,

Shiwakoti,

Stasinopoulos

et al. 2023

IET Intelligent Trans Sys

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Fewer studies have investigated the factors affecting fully Automated Vehicles (AVs) acceptance and their association with demographics and travel behaviour in the Australian context. Evidence shows that public opinions and adoption towards AVs may vary by country. Therefore, this study aims to systematically explore the factors affecting public opinion towards fully AVs by conducting a survey in Australia. Specifically, the study examines seven key attributes (benefits/usefulness, ease of use, attitude, data privacy, willingness to pay more, social influence, and trust) towards the opinions of AVs and their association between demographic and travel behaviour. The results from 809 Australian responses show that Australians tend to have a positive attitude toward AVs. Age and years of driving experience are the two most important factors instead of travel characteristics (e.g. frequency of driving cars, travel time by car, and distance of driving cars). Being less exposed to automation technology is likely to be the main reason affecting the adoption of AVs for the two socio‐demographic factors: age and years of driving experience. Males hold a relatively positive attitude towards AVs than females. Likewise, Australians are less likely to pay more for fully AVs than conventional vehicles. Data privacy is also concerning for Australians.

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Exploring the association between socio‐demographic factors and public acceptance towards fully automated vehicles: Insights from a survey in Australia

Chen,

Shiwakoti,

Stasinopoulos

et al. 2023

IET Intelligent Trans Sys

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“…For both types of AV-based solutions, the results showed that issues related to safety were those with higher impacts on adoption. This influence can be found in previous works (e.g., [11,13]). However, safety perceptions of AVs were similar across genders in this study, while other authors found females to be more safety-sensitive (e.g., [19]).…”

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“…Previous attraction towards AVs also played a positive role in AV adoption, as demonstrated in previous works (e.g., [12,13]).…”

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Assessing User Acceptance of Automated Vehicles as a Precondition for Their Contribution to a More Sustainable Mobility

Martínez-Díaz,

Montes Carbó

2024

Sustainability

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Autonomous vehicles (AVs) have been proposed as vectors for more sustainable mobility, the adjective “sustainable” being understood as the union of usefulness for society (i.e., efficiency), environmental friendliness, and economic viability. The realization of social usefulness implies a primary condition, which is AVs’ adoption on the part of the population. This paper is aimed at identifying factors contributing to society’s willingness to shift to two different AV implementations: as private vehicles or as the basis for public transportation systems. To this end, data collected from a survey were analyzed using exploratory data analysis, exploratory factor analysis, and ordinal regression. Safety-related variables as well as the a priori appeal of AVs turned out to be the most influential for the adoption of both solutions. Therefore, informative campaigns focusing on the safety benefits of AVs could boost the modal shift. Further research starting from these hypotheses and accounting for the limitations of the sample used could help to resolve remaining doubts.

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“…This can increase public acceptance of AVs by enhancing the familiarity, trust, and effort expectancy of AVs and reducing misconceptions of safety barriers. (3) An efficient and transparent administration comprising officials from industry and government sectors can facilitate this inevitable transformation in the automotive industry by allocating subsidies for initial launching, for providing a supportive environment, and for integrating with existing transport infrastructure and design [89,93,94]. By doing so, they can significantly increase AV adoption and use.…”

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What Drives People’s Willingness to Adopt Autonomous Vehicles? A Review of Internal and External Factors

Rahman

Thill

2023

Sustainability

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This article presents a state-of-the-art literature review to understand people’s perceptions and opinions of Autonomous Vehicles and the factors that influence their adoption. A strategic literature search was conducted to select articles for this review. Most of the articles were published since 2015 and they used a household questionnaire survey to collect data. Mostly, they used statistical and econometric methods to evaluate the factors that affect people’s intentions to adopt Autonomous Vehicles. The results show that psychological factors often appear as the most important internal factors of people’s willingness to adopt Autonomous Vehicles. Additionally, other internal factors such as the socioeconomic profile of individuals and their household, and knowledge and familiarity with Autonomous Vehicle technologies would affect adoption tendencies. User attributes also indirectly affect adoption of Autonomous Vehicles by influencing the psychological factors of users. We identify several critical external factors such as opportunities (e.g., safety and security, low congestion, energy use) and challenges (e.g., system failures, privacy breaches, and legal issues), while another influential group includes transportation factors (e.g., travel mode, distance, and time), urban form (e.g., urban/rural, density, land use diversity), affinity to new technology, and the institutional regulatory environment. We discuss some recommendations for policy makers, auto industries, and private stakeholders to formulate policies and strategies to increase the market share of Autonomous Vehicles. Finally, we identify some limitations of previous studies and provide a blueprint for future research on Autonomous Vehicle adoption.

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Role played by social factors and privacy concerns in autonomous vehicle adoption

Cited by 20 publications

References 96 publications

Exploring the association between socio‐demographic factors and public acceptance towards fully automated vehicles: Insights from a survey in Australia

Exploring the association between socio‐demographic factors and public acceptance towards fully automated vehicles: Insights from a survey in Australia

Assessing User Acceptance of Automated Vehicles as a Precondition for Their Contribution to a More Sustainable Mobility

What Drives People’s Willingness to Adopt Autonomous Vehicles? A Review of Internal and External Factors

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